"Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, April 12th 1838"
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms
Notes on geology, springs and shorelines
Includes one coastal profile of Cape Rozier Lighthouse
Lighthouses shown in red
Scale in Nautic miles
Mounted on linen
"Price One Sh. & Six pence"
"J & C Walker Sculpt."
"Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill."
Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada
Addeddate
2019-04-04 21:42:08
Associated-names
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795-1885, surveyor; Potter, J. D. (John Dennett), active 1830-1892, bookseller; J. & C. Walker (Firm), engraver; Great Britain. Admiralty
Identifier
McGillLibrary-rbsc_map_bayfield-044-19152
Identifier-ark
ark:/13960/t7fr7fv50
Note
"Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, April 12th 1838" Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings in fathoms. Notes on geology, springs and shorelines. Includes one coastal profile of Cape Rozier Lighthouse. Lighthouses shown in red. Scale in Nautic miles. Mounted on linen. "Price One Sh. & Six pence" "J & C Walker Sculpt." "Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry & 11 King St. Tower Hill." Early Canadian nautical maps were referred to as "Bayfield charts" in honour of Henry Wolsey Bayfield who began in the early 1800s charting the waterways of Canada. Copy in McGill Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections, Map Collection: Numbered 44 on verso of map.